"Patient Care Team" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Care of patients by a multidisciplinary team usually organized under the leadership of a physician; each member of the team has specific responsibilities and the whole team contributes to the care of the patient.
| Descriptor ID |
D010348
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.590.715
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| Concept/Terms |
Patient Care Team- Patient Care Team
- Care Team, Patient
- Care Teams, Patient
- Patient Care Teams
- Team, Patient Care
- Teams, Patient Care
Medical Care Team- Medical Care Team
- Care Team, Medical
- Care Teams, Medical
- Medical Care Teams
- Team, Medical Care
- Teams, Medical Care
- Interdisciplinary Health Team
- Health Team, Interdisciplinary
- Health Teams, Interdisciplinary
- Interdisciplinary Health Teams
- Team, Interdisciplinary Health
- Teams, Interdisciplinary Health
- Healthcare Team
- Healthcare Teams
- Team, Healthcare
- Teams, Healthcare
- Health Care Team
- Care Team, Health
- Care Teams, Health
- Health Care Teams
- Team, Health Care
- Teams, Health Care
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1998 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1999 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2007 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2008 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2010 | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| 2011 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 2012 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 2013 | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 2015 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| 2016 | 11 | 12 | 23 |
| 2017 | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| 2018 | 11 | 17 | 28 |
| 2019 | 14 | 11 | 25 |
| 2020 | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| 2021 | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| 2022 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2023 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2024 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 2025 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Care Team" by people in Profiles.
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Elevating an invisible role: co-designing solutions to optimize medical office assistants in primary care. BMC Prim Care. 2026 Jan 06; 27(1):55.
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Developing and integrating physician assistants/associates in UK hospital teams: a realist review of lessons from international experiences. BMC Med. 2025 Dec 29; 23(1):707.
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The Value of a Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Human and System Performance Research in Obstetrics and Neonatology: AHRQ's Patient Safety Learning Laboratory. J Patient Saf. 2025 Oct 01; 21(7Supp):S52-S59.
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Patient Room Design: Engaging Clinical Teams Through Iterative Simulation-Based Evaluation. HERD. 2026 Jan; 19(1):72-93.
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Initial experience and establishment of a hypersomnia board: A multidisciplinary approach to complex hypersomnia cases. Sleep Med. 2025 Oct; 134:106735.
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Designing a Patient-Centered Interdisciplinary Intervention to Promote Equitable Access to Kidney Transplantation across Health Systems: The STEPS Study. Health Soc Work. 2025 Aug 01; 50(3):219-227.
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Understanding gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with cardiac disease: an interdisciplinary approach. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2025 Apr-May; 23(5):197-207.
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A comparative analysis of the STAT taxonomy and T-NOTECHS for assessing trauma team non-technical skills: A secondary analysis using trauma video review. Injury. 2025 Sep; 56(9):112537.
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Lead the room: Impact of leadership style on team resilience among trainees in the trauma bay. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Jul 01; 99(1):89-95.
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Lessons from 19 Years of a Pediatric Heart Surgery Volunteer Program in Jamaica: Partnership, Teamwork, and Sustainability. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Jul; 120(1):157-166.